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Old 04-30-2009, 03:34 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cfg83 View Post
My advice is that if you have a boxy car like a Honda Element or a Jeep, they could help
Whereas my experience with boxy vehicles and a sedan is they made no measurable difference - http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...fect-6381.html and http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...olla-2390.html

(Although that's with AirTabs, not delta style VG's)

I get the impression that VG's are seen by many as a magic bullet. They're not.

Recall that even in a scientifically optimised deployment of delta wing style VG's, Mitsubishi's results were a reduction in the coefficient of drag of just -0.006 .
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